"waterhen" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈwɔːtə.hɛn/ Forms: waterhens [plural]
Etymology: From water + hen. Compare Saterland Frisian Woaterhanne, German Low German Waterhenne. Compare also Dutch waterhoen, German Wasserhuhn. Etymology templates: {{com|en|water|hen}} water + hen, {{cog|stq|Woaterhanne}} Saterland Frisian Woaterhanne, {{cog|nds-de|Waterhenne}} German Low German Waterhenne, {{cog|nl|waterhoen}} Dutch waterhoen, {{cog|de|Wasserhuhn}} German Wasserhuhn Head templates: {{en-noun}} waterhen (plural waterhens)
  1. A species of bird in the genus Amaurornis of the family Rallidae.
    Sense id: en-waterhen-en-noun-JmRWBXs6 Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Rallids Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 80 20 Disambiguation of Rallids: 79 21
  2. Synonym of turbo chook Synonyms: turbo chook [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-waterhen-en-noun-h163Fe7m Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: white-breasted waterhen, Amaurornis phoenicurus

Inflected forms

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